Faith, Hope, and Ivy June 
by:  Phyllis Reynolds Naylor

You will become best friends with Catherine and Ivy June as you read their stories. This book is written as a combination of a story and the journal of both girls. 

Wonderstruck:  a novel in pictures and words 
by:  Brian Selznick

Two stories that happened 50 years apart are told at the same time. One is told in words and one is told in pictures. The author brings the two stories together in a masterful way. You will not be disappointed!

Three Times Lucky by:  Sheila Turnage
2012 Newbery Honor Book

This book will grip your interest and you will not be able to put it down! Mos is a 6th grade girl and summer vacation is looking good. When the cafe's crankiest customer turns up dead Mo's summer takes an unexpected turn. Part mystery, part action, part realistic fiction this is one great story!

Dead End in Norvelt

Dead End in Norvelt by:  Jack Gantos
2012 Newbery Winner

This book is about an incredible two months for a boy named Jack Gantos. Jack's plans for summer break are shot down when he gets grounded for LIFE!

Plenty of shock and excitement come Jack's way when his mother loans him out to a feisty old neighbor with an unusual chore - typewriting obituaries filled with stories about the people who founded his Utopian town.

This is a must read!